there is always the unexpected in these operations. >> coincidental. but dramatic. martha, thank you. let's talk about abu anas al libi. there was a $5 million bounty on al libi's head. and abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, is here, now. brian, this is a high-ranking al qaeda official, with a long history. >> at the age of 49 he's one of the few remaining core al qaeda leaders, close to the original bin laden leadership, still operating in libya and wanted for years as one of the people that helped to plan the deadly embassy bombings in 1998. u.s. officials have been telling me about concern that al libi was operating with impunity in libya. he became too comfortable and underestimated the determination of the u.s. to track down terrorists like himself. >> talk about what's going to happen next for him. >> as martha reported, he's being held on a u.s. navy ship now. what is likely happening, we are told, is he's being questioned before being turned over to the

fbi, for a flight to new york where he will stand trial for the embassy bombing charges. there's a lot he might know about current al qaeda operations. perhaps about what happened in benghazi. and certainly about future planned attacks. his capture could be important operationally, and a huge coup for the u.s. >> how did they extract that information from him at this point? >> there's guidelines about that. it will be watched very closely. how tough they are to get information out of him before he becomes part of the legal system here in the u.s. >> right. this, again, as i said, supersensitive area. a long future in front of him at this point. >> we may not see him in europe for weeks, perhaps. >> depending on how well the interrogations go. there's a lot more to talk about here. let's get back to washington and check in with george stephanopoulos who will be hosting "this week" later this morning. george, good morning. we know that the president has promised to end the wars in afghanistan and iraq. but he's really made a point of continuing to go after suspected terrorists, hasn't he?

>> from the very beginning of his presidency, john, that's exactly right. very aggressive, even though he is pulling out from iraq and afghanistan. the drones were dramatically escalated under president obama and facing some questions about that from congress. what's interesting about these raids are, that these were not drones. these were manned raids, navy s.e.a.l. team 6, going in. i guess they're the definition of essential government employ employees doing this in the midst of the government shutdown, six days in. >> you mentioned the government shutdown. you have an interview with john boehner today. he's facing immense pressure within his own party. does he have a resolution coming up with? >> none coming. you're right about the pressure building, bianna. when you look at what's been happening, you saw members of congress come back in yesterday, and say everybody that's been furloughed by the government is going to get paid. they don't want to get attacked for not paying those government employees. and we're seeing defense secretary chuck hagel over the

weekend announce that all -- just about all of the civilian pentagon employees who had been furloughed can go back to work monday morning. the members of congress don't want to be vulnerable to these kinds of attacks. but right now, speaker boehner is holding firm. saying he is not yet ready to pass a clean government funding resolution that would reopen the government this week. not yet ready to pass a clean extension of the debt limit. that's the far more serious crisis that could be coming in ten days or so. that's what they're going to press him on this morning. >> all of the polls in the case of the majority of americans do blame republicans for this stalemate. but that can change overnight. how much pressure does the president face so he could face the blame, as well especially as we get closer to the debt ceiling limit? >> he has to worry about that. and his team has said if we go over the debt limit and risk default, that would be catastrophic for the united states economy. but i have to say, from the president on down, the white house and democrats united

around the idea that they are not going to negotiate around this debt limit or around the government shutdown. now, the trick at the end is going to be for the president to make some kind of concession to the republicans to give them an exit ramp, as well, without admitting that he's doing it. >> as for now, he's dug his heels in. both sides have. it will be an interesting conversation you'll have with him. thank you so much, george. you can see all of george's exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner later this morning on abc's "this week." now, we're going to turn to the extreme weather playing out through large parts of the country. a monster tornado taking out an airport, while others are digging out from an epic snowstorm. and then, of course, there's karen in the gulf. abc's ginger zee is in empire, louisiana, this morning with all of the details. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: hey, guys. it's still very calm here because karen is 100 miles away. she hardly moved all day. and after weakening, outside of a tropical storm, now just a tropical depression, there's not a lot left.

still going to try to make its way across this portion of southeastern louisiana later today and tonight. but this thing has really died out. and that's great for all the gulf states. i'll have that forecast in a bit. but our eyes have been on that blizzard. and of course, the severe weather. we'll get the reports from this weekend. more than 90 including 2, new tornadoes yesterday. and a new pictures of the nebraska monster. >> holy cow. >> reporter: that ef-4 twister, ripping through wayne, nebraska, and up to 170 miles per hour. more than a mile wide at times, traveling 19 miles. launching farm equipment and destroying the town's airport. >> the wind started blowing and it started to rain a little bit. it got pitch black and lots of noise. most of us hid for cover. >> reporter: one day later, another reported tornado, in tennessee. and in rapid city, south dakota -- so many opening a snow-caked door to this. that record-breaking blizzard,

swallowing parts of the state in a surreal two to four feet of snow. >> day two of being trapped. we lost power. we're running off battery power in the trailer. >> reporter: anthony, his wife and dog, joining the hundreds dropped just outside rapid city. folks plowing walls of snow to get out. >> i wish it would have waited a little bit longer. little too early for me to have this winter. >> reporter: all of the intense weather coming just as what's left of karen sits over the ocean. but a shelter in belle chasse, still remains almost at capacity, despite evacuation orders changing from mandatory to voluntary. >> they feel more comfortable about the flood threat being lowered. but are still concerned about the winds. >> all tropical storm warnings and watches have been canceled. much calmer here ahead of the storm. we'll get some out of it. i want to show you what to expect and when to expect it. later tonight through tomorrow.

and watch as that kind of travels through the next couple of days along the gulf. it will be a one two to inches of rain thing. three-foot to five-foot seas, though. choppy, with currents possible. do not go in the ocean in the gulf. that will be the biggest threat. something i do want to know, too. a lot of the towns that have big issues, rapid city, wayne, nebraska, you're starting to calm down and clear it. coming up in the next nation's weather, louisville had some major flooding overnight. its third-wettest day on record. back to dan and bianna. thank you, ginger. >> thank you, ginger. those blizzard pictures. incredible. it's only october. a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, we turn to matt gutman, in for ron claiborne this morning. >> good morning. a lot of news to get to. so, let's get to it. breaking right now, the united nations' chemical weapons inspectors have reportedly begun destroying syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. it comes six weeks after that horrific chemical attack just outside of damascus. killed 1,500 people. a combination of weapons and production equipment would be put out of order.

breaking overnight, four americans confirmed killed in that i.e.d. attack in afghanistan. nato is not releasing many details about what happened. we know the attack happened during a joint operation in the southern part of the country. the i.e.d.s continue to be one of the lead killers of u.s. troops in afghanistan. now, back in the u.s., in southern california, dry, windy weather creating dangerous conditions. and this morning, a massive brush fire forcing evacuations at one of the military's largest bases. abc's susan saulny has more. >> reporter: overnight, firefighters fought to contain a raging brushfire over 1,000 acres over camp pendleton, one of the largest marine corps bases, just outside san diego. a massive cloud of smoke visible from interstate 5, rose from charred land that burned as of late saturday, when marine corps officials said the fire was only 15% contained. while no major injuries have been reported, all patients were evacuated from the naval hospital on base. and more than 200 people with

homes in the vicinity of the fire have been temporarily relocated as a precaution. working to put out the flames, eight firefighting crews have been on the ground, with nine specialty brush trucks working through the morning. from the air, five helicopters and six air tankers are dousing the fire with water. camp pendleton is home to 70,000 military and civilian personnel. for "good morning america," susan saulny, abc news, washington. >> and our thanks to susan saulny for that. new this morning, a plan to replace the school involved in one of the country's deadliest shooting rampages, getting the green light. at issue, what to do with the sandy hook elementary school, where a gunman killed 26 children and adults back in september. last night, voters in newtown, connecticut, accepted a grant to build a new school. since the shooting, students have been going to school in monroe. breaking news from the nation's capital this morning. one worker has been killed and

two others injured while working on the city's metro line. the subway system is undergoing a $5 billion renovation. now, in mexico, six people killed at this truck stunt show. i want to warn you, this video is disturbing to watch. this monster truck, see it there going over those cars, completed the stunt safely, and then careens into the crowd. witnesses say its brakes may have failed. 47 spectators were hurt. now, changing gears but sticking with motor sports. a crash, very different ending. watch these two porsches. they bump each other and flip over the guardrail. look at that. the cameraman is shooting all of this. look where that porsche ended up. we have multiple angles from our friends at espn. look at that guy. dusts himself up, goes to the camera, flips on the headphones and gets back to work. >> that's a professional. >> just another day at the office.

>> i was going to say, our crew here, that's how they feel at the end of every show, like they've been beaten up and almost run over. they get back to work every time. right, tom? >> you can't see them off camera. they're wearing helmets. thanks, matt. appreciate it. now, to new developments in the case of the family swarmed by bikers on the highway in new york city. we now know there were as many as six people who may have attacked the driver after he was pulled out of that suv, beating him and stomping him. six people. police have arrested reginald chance, the man seen here pounding his helmet against the suv. another man, robert sims, was arrested, accused of beating the suv driver. meanwhile, i spoke exclusively with the biker whom prosecutors say set this whole thing off by slowing down and provoking a fender-bender with the family. christopher cruz is a 28-year-old in new jersey who works as a car wash.

and he claims the whole thing is a big misunderstanding. >> i think the media is being unfair with me. >> how so? >> they don't know who i am. i don't know what actually happened. >> what should we know about you? >> i'm a family man with two kids. a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. i try to stay away from trouble as much as possible. >> what kind of impact is this having on your life? >> it's turned my life upside-down. >> tomorrow on "gma," you can see more of our interview with christopher cruz. what he says really happened out there on the road. and why he says the police, the media and all the people who have seen that tape have it all wrong. >> really is riveting. and it's been a week, now, since that what happened. and still, the nation is talking about it. >> explanation will have a lot of people thinking. >> dan, thanks. we're going to turn, now, to a horrifying tiger attack at an exotic animal park. a female worker mauled. doctors pulling off incredible efforts to try to save the woman's arm. this attack, raising a lot of questions, once again, about the safety of these so-called backyard zoos. abc's rob nelson is here with

more. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, everyone. some terrifying moments for a worker at a zoo in oklahoma. the victim of a violent attack that is yet another reminder of the danger of working with wild animals. this morning, we're getting a closer look at the zoo in oklahoma where a female worker was brutally attacked by a male tiger early saturday morning. the incident happened here at the gerald wayne zoo and park in oklahoma. according to a spokesperson, the tiger bit the woman's hand, violently pulling her into the cage through a hole just four inches wide. despite initial fears the worker would lose her arm, surgeons were able to save it. she's doing well. but admits the attack was her fault. >> every once in a while, people let their guard down, working with animals like this. and they forget that they're animals. >> reporter: he says this is the first incident of its kind to happen at this small zoo in rural oklahoma, where he also

lives and performs. but this is hardly the first time we've heard of animal attacks at these so-called roadside zoos. in 2005, 17-year-old haley hildebrand died from injuries she sustained while posing with a tiger at the lost creek animal sanctuary in kansas. >> the tiger lunged at her attacked her and got her by the back of the neck. >> reporter: jack hanna says not everyone is equipped to tame the wild kingdom. >> i know what happened. i've seen this after 45 years of working with animals, that when you're dealing with a wild animal, you have to be careful with what you do. >> reporter: the park says this tiger will not be put down. although, the animal has been quarantined and will not be returning to the public exhibit anytime soon. now, at the time of the incident, the victim, who has not been identified, was wearing a goose down and leather jacket. and it's believed the jacket may have gotten stuck in that cage. or the tiger was attracted to

its smell. even though the zoo blames the employee for what happened, the incident remains under investigation. meanwhile, though, the humane society of the u.s. called the zoo substandard. and says it has a history of animal attacks. calling it, quote, guys, a ticking time bomb. >> the humane society is worked up about these zoos. >> it was a pretty harsh press release they sent out about this. >> okay, rob. thank you. let's get back to ginger in louisiana, with a look at the national forecast. good morning, once again. >> good morning. folks along the gulf here probably expected to be trudging through floodwaters. but those pictures, today, coming out of louisville. they had almost six inches of rain just yesterday. more this morning. flash flood warnings all morning. you can see what it did there. cars submerged. all those images you see with a whole lot of rain. and unfortunately, it's not done for them. there are flood warnings from michigan down to parts of kentucky this morning. and you'll see more of it in the one-inch to two-inch range. nashville, washington, cincinnati. cincinnati and washington have big nfl games today.

severe storms. not as bad as the last couple of days. but the heart of it south of toledo, into columbus. you're included, too. one other element i want to show you is the red flag warnings. because you have the santa anas, pushing down the warm air. gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour at times. l.a. will be 92. 88 for santa barbara. fresno will end up around the mid-80s. finally, a look across the nation. for now, that's the big picture.

>> although most of the remnants of karen are going to stay out in the ocean, in the gulf. we'll see some effects. rough surf. and i have pictures coming up in the next half hour. back to the studio now. >> thank you, ginger. >> they dodged a bullet there. >> they did dodge a bullet. that's good for them. incredible pictures, sara haines, what have you got for us? >> we have a good one. one of the most incredible baskets ever made, caught on camera. it reminded me the classic commercial, the showdown between basketball greats michael jordan and larry bird, to see who could make the most outrageous shot. watch. >> through the window, off the wall, nothing but net. >> i don't know if they need help at all. nothing but net. that was 1993. >> that was 1993? it looked like 1972. >> didn't know what cgi was. >> you can fast-forward to now.

and a new one from a university of arkansas student. >> here we go. >> one, two, three, four. nothing but net. that should count for more points than just two, right? >> this is when you wish ron claiborne was here. he doesn't believe in these videos. >> he thinks they're all fake. this one must have pleased their geometry professor very much. >> they must spend a lot of time in class working and studying to be able to do that. >> yeah. >> the 99th take. >> right. coming up on "good morning america," moms are talking about this one. a mother asks for her baseball-playing son to be excused from son because he has a case of red sox fever. and she actually took him to the game. so, would you write the note? also coming up, what miley cyrus said on "snl" overnight about her twerkfest on the vmas. this young woman knows how to get attention. we'll go inside the business of being miley.

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okay. if you're really the old me, then what do i say every, single morning when i wake up? >> oh, my god. it is totally the morning and the birds are chirping. and i'm, like, super hungry and stuff like that. and i am abscessed with cereal. >> you see miley cyrus on "saturday night live" last night, always pushing the limits as usual.

wearing a provocative swimsuit/jumper. i don't even know what that is. >> that's one way to describe it. >> what is she going to do next? she's gotten her share of bad press. but ratings are expected to be high from last night's show. and sales of her album are doing extremely well, too. >> with all of the complaints about twerkgate, nonetheless, the "wrecking ball" video, 200 million hits. she's clearly doing something right. i'm dan harris, alongside bianna golodryga, on this sunday, october 6th. that's all coming up in just a bit. first this morning, the mom in boston provoking envy and anger. she wrote an excuse note for her son saying he has a case of the misdiagnosed disease called red sox fever. and she took him to a playoff game. the teacher thought the excuse note was hysterical. not everyone is laughing, however. and abc's tai hernandez has the story. >> reporter: ryan thompson will return to school tomorrow with quite a story to tell. after all, it's not every kid

who gets to play hookie with permission from mom. and with this excuse. red sox fever. >> i thought it would be funny, yoknow, and make things lighthearted. thought, you know, the last. >> reporter: she sent this note to her son's teacher. please allow brian to be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. he has red sox fever and needs to visit fenway for the cure. >> and it was all worth it. >> reporter: worth it because he got to see the red sox beat tampa bay at fenway. kerri says the team has plenty to teach her son. the white sox fan who wears red sox gear every day. >> they work so hard. that's what i try to teach brian. >> reporter: some critics are crying foul over kerri's decision. but she explains he only missed lunch and chess friday afternoon. and instead, he had a lesson

only one team could teach. for "good morning america," tai hernandez, abc news, new york. >> you're from boston. you say you were a huge fan. would your mom do that? >> the odds of my mom doing that, close to zero. i would have to have a real fever. >> we love nancy harris. sticking in boston, a new book. ann romney shares tried and true recipes that got her famous and her famously large family to the fable. also sprinkled inside, a few surprise details as wife of mrs. mitt romney. not always smooth sailing of raising five boys. she wrote this book in large part for her daughters-in-law, passing along treasured family recipes. i join her in boston to find out just what it took to manage her family. >> i love you women. >> reporter: once known as the candidate's wife. >> we are there for you. >> reporter: ann romney's personal story was frequent fodder on the 2012 campaign trail. a stay-at-home mom to 5 boys and a grandmother to 22.

these days, stump speeches have been replaced by appointments on the home front. >> take the spoon. >> reporter: like baking her cookies with grandsons joe, age 11, and 3-year-old johnny. we talked about your husband being the business man. to run a family the way you did, that takes more a business mind than anything else because you really have to plan ahead. >> i was very disciplined and structured about organizing the meals. >> reporter: much more than your typical cookbook, the romney family table reads more like a candid autobiography. one that happens to be centered around a wide variety of favorite meals. the family matriarch reveals that as newlyweds, an ironing board served as their dining table. she also admits that, like many mom, she was sometimes pushed to the limit. >> i can remember when they would drive me out of the house. i would drive down the block and cry for a minute. catch my breath and go back and face the demons. >> reporter: to decrease

parental angst, she would do short cuts, including dressing the boys for sunday church on saturday. >> whatever works. they didn't look the best. but they were there. >> reporter: on time. mrs. romney says the book is meant to offer easy by recipes with the goal of bringing families to the table and deepening the family bond. >> have a cookie. your rewards for baking. >> reporter: johnny was so cute. and mrs. romney believes that uniting families around the dinner table not only makes them stronger but can solve a lot of problems in this world. it's empowering for women. and my favorite part of the work is when mitt romney would tell her that she had the most important job. they are a very tight knit family. and the food was great, too. >> did you bring us cookies? >> yeah. i want a cookie. >> i ate them all. >> she ate them all. it's time for a topic change. let's get back over to matt gutman for a look at the morning headlines. >> in the news,

u.s. special forces have captured one of the most wanted al qaeda terrorists. abu anas al libi was the mastermind of the 1998 bombings of two embassies in africa. captured in libya on saturday. and almost simultaneously, u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s carried out a second raid on a terror stronghold in somalia. the target, the senior leader of al shabaab, the group responsible for the attack on the kenyan mall. almost 20 years to the day after that infamous blackhawk down incident. the government shutdown may not be over. but many pentagon employees are headed back to work. defense secretary chuck hagel ordering 350,000 civilian employees to return. get a look at this. a beautiful sight in new mexico. an annual tradition gets under way there. the 42nd annual albuquerque international balloon fiesta. drawing 700,000 people from 50 countries. that's twice as many people showing up to work at the pentagon. >> what a sight. >> what a sight. it's beautiful.

every year. although, unfortunately, they're saying the sport is waning. fewer and fewer balloons are taking off. unfortunately. sorry to put a downer on that. >> the balloons. matt gutman, thanks. let's get it back out to ginger zee, in empire, louisiana, for a look at the national forecast. good morning. >> hey, guys. that's my job to be the debbie downer. i can do it with weather here. i don't actually have too terrible of news for the gulf coast because karen no longer a tropical storm. we do not have watches or warnings. they've all been canceled. i want to start with what will be the threat. one of them, rough surf. panama city. we look at a picture. i'm in louisiana. it's very calm behind me. but the surf, starting to get choppier. you'll see three-foot to five-foot waves out there today and tomorrow. and it will start to really head towards florida as we go through the start of the week. what you will see in the way of rain is a one-inch to two-inch range. anywhere from panama city, to pensacola and mobile. and right here in southeastern louisiana.

not as much rain as they once expected. let's go to the video. this is a huge story. more than 23 inches of snow fell in rapid city. and they were struggling to get through it. wrap it up on that, things are improving. and with the october sunshine, the sun angled a little higher, hopefully they will melt it off quickly. let's look at what's happening behind it. very cold air. jackson at 25 this morning. cedar city. flagstaff in the low 40s. i'll leave you with a look across the nation. >> this weather report brought to you by jimmy dean. we are going to stay here in southeastern louisiana, to see if those remnants will come over and what they will bring. shouldn't be too much by way of rain.

and wind gusts, tops around 30. >> great to hear when louisiana dodges a bullet. thank you, ginger. coming up on "gma," how miley cyrus handled her recent twerky controversy on "saturday night live" last night. and all the bad press, part of a lucrative plan for her? >> laughing all of the way to the bank is the big question. and the breaking news about halle berry. it all started with what she called a wonderful surprise. ♪ don't let the holidays sneak up on you. shop early with kmart free layaway and get more christmas.

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love her or hate her, you have to admit miley cyrus knows how to get attention. her latest publicity bonanza, last night's performance on "saturday night live." >> some say the singer has gone too far. others say that's what pop culture is all about, testing the limits. abc's gio benitez looks at the business of being miley. >> there will be no twerking tonight. >> reporter: overnight, the twerking pop star putting on an unforgettable performance. her vma performance baffles us. her chart-topping video shocks us. and her performance on "saturday night live" entertains us. ♪ we can't stop

>> reporter: let there be no doubt, miley knows how to get our attention. miley took to the "snl" stage last night, showing her critics, she had things her way. >> i'm only 20 years old. i need some freedom to grow up and make mistakes. >> reporter: but not everyone is bashing the controversial singer. a "new york times" writer goes so far as to praise miley for her recent transformation. those bold choices have help ms. cyrus fill the void of pop idles. >> miley cyrus is no lindsay lohan. anyone who thinks she is a train wreck is very wrong. >> reporter: from scantily clad selfies, to twitter wars with singer sinead o'connor. the star is coming on strong. and she won't be toning it down anytime soon, according to her mtv documentary. >> for me, the movement needs to be something bigger than just a record. for me, a movement is something that represents, like, taking over the world. >> reporter: the next big thing, or the next big wreck, the

jury's out. but she's the girl who made twerking, teddy bears and flashing her tongue trendy. >> you might as well make them talk for two week, rather than two seconds. >> reporter: for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> we've been talking for more than two weeks. >> we have. >> she succeeded in that. coming up here on "gma," we've seen the yule log on tv. how programming geniuses have come up with a new twist on what they call slow tv. how do you sleep like that? you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip, and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do. sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right.

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all right. time for "pop news." and over to sara haines. what have you got for us this morning? >> we have good stuff today. big congratulations to halle berry. she and hunky hubby olivier martinez, are the proud parents of a new baby boy.

the 47-year-old actress delivered the baby on saturday. she has a 5-year-old daughter with ex-boyfriend gabrielle aubrey. back in april, she called her pregnancy the biggest surprise of her life and the most wonderful. that baby's going to be so beautiful. now, to the hilarious, new twitter trend, really taking off. it's #addawordruinamovie. here's some of our favorites that we tested. the shawshank coupon redemption. coming to a store near you. and what about lebron james and the giant peach. or the pillow fight club. that sounds like a party for me. now, our personal favorites. #addawordimprove a movie. and you come up with, this one, world war ginger zee. >> i like it. >> yeah.

>> i like that we have ginger predicting the apocalypse. >> she might be able to. >> in louisiana. there now researching. and reality tv in the u.s. is one thing. it's totally another in norway. look at what they're calling slow tv. 12 hours of a log burning in a fireplace in primetime. and guess what? it was a huge hit. encouraged by the success, there's a new show scheduled, a knitting marathon. get ready for the action. the show will start with the sheering of the sheep. then, the knitters will knit and pearl their little fingers off in an attempt to break the world record of 4 hours and 51 minutes to produce a completed sweater. and i'm wondering if they could use more contestants. >> matt gutman and i took a knitting lesson yesterday. >> thank you very much. >> matt actually learned how to do it. he's not bad.

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overnight, two daring raids. under cover of darkness in hostile terrain, u.s. commandos target two of the world's most wanted terrorists, capturing one alive. we have the latest details on the secret strikes. plus -- >> i didn't say it was some damn

game. >> six days in, one man stands at the center of the showdown. >> john boehner can't take yes for an answer. >> john boehner won't let the bill get a yes or no vote. >> this morning, the speaker responds. his first and only interview since the government shutdown. is he ready to change course? put his spikership at risk? or hold firm and put america at risk for default. house speaker john boehner live. an abc news exclusive. plus, answers from our powerhouse roundtable. it's all here this sunday morning. it is day six of the government shutdown. and house speaker john boehner is here live for his first interview. we begin with the dramatic day on terror. two raids, two targets. one for the bombings of the u.s. embassies. and one for the mall attack on kenya. so many details coming in. and u.s. officials, including

secretary of state john kerry, are claiming mission success. >> the united states of america will never stop in its effort to hold those accountable that conduct acts of terror. and those members of al qaeda and other terrorist organizations, literally can run but they can't hide. >> abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz, has been tracking all of the developments. martha, officials claiming success. but the target in somalia, they can't confirm he was hit. >> we don't know who the target was. but this was s.e.a.l. team 6. they came in from the indian ocean. they approached the seaside home of this target. an al shabaab target. opened fire. and they met more resists than than they thought they would. they had to withdraw. the s.e.a.l.s withdrew. they don't know who was in there at that time. they'll start talking to human intelligence. >> and the hope was they would capture this target. they clearly didn't do that. in libya, a clean capture.

>> a clean capture. in an incredible raid, right in downtown tripoli. they went in, teams of cia, fbi and american troops, went in and grabbed this man, abu anas al libi. he was considered the mastermind of the kenya bombing, the u.s. embassy bombing in kenya. we've been looking for him for 15 years, $5 million reward on his head. >> he's going to be brought back to the united states? >> he will be brought back to the united states to face trial. he's been excited. but we believe he's on a navy ship right now. >> thanks very much. let's get more on this from a man who has been an raids like this, former navy s.e.a.l. eric wright. you've been on raids to capture al qaeda leaders. you commanded a special operations task force, based in kenya. take us inside an operation li this. >> notice an operation like this, george, are a couple of elements you have to bring together. the first is really, you have to get actionable intelligence.

so, when you're 2308 lfollowing target like al libi, and the head of al shabaab, you have intelligence analysts who have been watching them for years. as your intelligence develops, you'll be able to develop scenarios and contingency plans for an assault. the assault teams would engage in relentless preparation, rehearsal after rehearsal, after-action reviews every time to learn as much as they can. so, on the day of the operation, they're as prepared as possible for the contingencies they might make on the battlefield. >> it appears as if they met a little more resistance than they expected. had to call in reinforcements. >> absolutely. one of the things you know is that your intelligence picture, no matter how good it is, is never going to be perfect. this case, it sounds like they met more resistance than they expected. it's a complex, difficult situation, fighting on t